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Oh The Horror! XM Makes Its Way Into a Ferrari

Ferrari purists, you might want to be sitting down for this one.

Years ago, it was sacrilege when Ferrari put so much as a radio in its cars, which at the time were likened to off-track race cars and sported similar amenities -- next to none. Now, as Rolls-Royce and other high-end brands are jumping on the infotainment bandwagon, Ferrari is following suit.

Modena has chosen XM over Sirius for its cars, opening Ferrari drivers up to the world of possibilities that not only offers up satellite radio programming, but also provides NavTraffic, a service alerting drivers to real-time traffic information en route.

The 612 Scaglietti is the first in Ferrari's stable to receive the equipment, which comes with a three-year subscription to new owners.

[Source: RW Online]

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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano - Get In Line

by Erin Mays (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

It's not often an automaker makes its customers wait 24 months -- read: two years -- before they can get their hands on a vehicle. Ferrari can do that, or so it appears, with its new 599 GTB Fiorano, back in action as a two-seater, six-liter V12.

As one would expect, Ferrari spared no expense on the gizmos. Suspension/transmission settings abound, offering the driver to choose between settings for snow, rain, sport and race (or turning the CST off altogether), as if anyone is going to drive a Ferrari in the snow. 90 percent of the vehicles will come with optional F1 sequential paddle shifters, capable of shifting gears nearly as quickly as formula one cars. Under the hood is no joke either, what with 620 horsepower and 448 lb-ft of torque from the front-mid engine V12 launching the Fiorano up to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. Optional carbon ceramic brakes offer up enough stopping power to tame it, however.

Pininfarina can be credited with the design, and it's easy to say that it's sleeker and sexier than the 575M Maranello it replaces.

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